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No. 455,848. Patented July 14, 1891.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

HEINRICH KOEPP, OF MILVAUKEE, IVISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO KATHARIN A ROSA, OF SAME PLACE. y

SAD-IRON.

S1135!CIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 455,848, dated July 14, 1891. Application iiled September 24,1889. Serial No. 324,935. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern: tions or indentations of which are above the Be it known that I, HEINRICH KOEPP, of upper edges of the iron A when the c over is Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and closed, as shown in Figs. l and 3. j State of Wisconsin, have invented certain In the back of the iron, close to the bottom, new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons; a clean-out openingis formed, and the bottom 55 and I do hereby declare that the following is is made to project, forming a ledge a2, with an a full, clear, and exact description of the inupturnedange at its edge below said opening vention, which will enable others skilledin the for catching cinders, ashes, dac., Which may art to which it pertains to make and use the accidentally work out through said openings 1o same, reference being had to the accompahyfrom the iron. 60 ing drawings, and to the letters of reference A door D, having a draft-aperture d,is pivmarked thereon, which form a part of this oted at one end to the back of the iron, so as specification. j to be swung over and close the clean-out open- My invention relates to chambered selfing therein, and upon the same pin cl2 is piv t 5 heating sad-irons. j oted outside of said door a damper d', which 65 Its main objects are to regulate and control may be turned independently thereof, so as the draft, to protect the walls of the iron,and to open or close the aperture d therein. The to simplify its construction. door D is provided with a thumb-piece d3, by It consists, essentially, of a hollow sad-iron which it is manipulated, and the damper d zo having draft-openings in the sides,a shell or is formed with a projection d4, with which 7o lining adapted to be inserted inside thereof said thumb-piece engages, so as to carry the and lcapable of a limited endwise movement damper with it when the door is opened, for therein, so as to open and close the draftthe purpose of entirely uncovering the cleanopenings, and of cert-ain other peculiarities of out opening in the iron.

construction and arrangement hereinafter de- 'Eis a lining or shell, cast or formed open 75 scribed, and pointed out in the.claims. at the top and bottom, with sides correspond- In the accompanying drawings like letters ing with and adapted to the inside of the iron designate the same parts inl the several fig- A, but a little shorter than said iron, so as to ures. be capable of a limited endwise movement 3o` Figure lis a vertical longitudinal section therein. Itis formed in the sides near the 8o of my improved sad-iron'. Fig. 2 is a planA bottom with slits or apertures e e, correspondviewof the same, the greater part of the cover ing with the draft-openings a ct and registerbeing removed. Fig. 3 is avertical cross-secing therewith when the lining is moved fortion of the iron, looking toward the point. ward, as shown in Figs. l and 2. It is also Fig. 4 is a rear elevation showing the compreferably formed in the upper edge with in- 85 bined damper andclean-out door, and Fig. 5 dentations or apertures, those in the sides is a vertical cross-section looking toward the corresponding with the indentations or perrear end of the iron. forations in the iiange b of cover B and reg- A represents the body of the iron, having istering therewith when the said lining is in 4o in the sides near the bottom draft-openings its forward position, and those in the rear 9o a a of suitable shape, size, and number. end alternating, as shown in Fig. 5, with the B is a cover suitablyhinged to the back of indentations in the flange hacross therear end the iron, and b is a catch or latch pivoted on of the cover. The apertures or slits e e are a post or stud a at the apex of the iron, so also provided in the rear end of the shell E as to be turned over the point of the coverB adjacent to the draft-aperture d in the clean- 95 and hold it closed, as shown in Fig. 2. out door D.

To the cover is attached, in the usual or any To hold the fuel away from the sides of the suitable manner, the handle C. About the lining E adjacent to the draft-openings and edge of the cover is formed a perforated or to insure a draft through the fuel, I provide indented depending flange b', the perforathe lining on the inside with projections Op 100 ribs e c', and also form ribs or projections a3 a3 on the upper or interior surface of the bottom of the iron itself. The ribs e c serve also to re-enforce and strengthen the casting 5 forming the lining E, which is preferably made quite light.

vI provide the lining E with a thumb-piece e2, which projects through an aperture or recess in the side of the iron and furnishes 1o means for moving said lining to open and close the draftopenings both at the bottom and top of the iron.

For the purpose of holding the lining E in either position for an open or a closed draft I 5 I provide the cover with a detent b2, which engages one or the other of two notches in the upper edge of said lining, as shown in Fig. 1.

I claim- 1. The combination, with a hollow sad-iron zo having draft-openings in the sides land a movable cover having a depending flange with openings therein, of a shell capable of a limited endwise movement in said iron and having apertures arranged to register with the openings in the sides of the iron and in the cover, said shell having side and endv Walls corresponding with the sides and ends of the iron and serving as a lining therefor and as dampers for controlling the draft, substantially as and for the purposes set fort-h.v

2. The combination of a hollow sad-iron 'having draft-openings in the sides near the.

bottom and a draft-opening and damper in the rear end, a cover hinged thereto having openings at or near the edge, and a shell eapable of a limited endwise movement in said iron and having openings in the sides arranged to register With the draft-openings in the sides of the iron and cover, and openings in the rear end adjacent to the draft-openings in the back of the iron and cover, said shell having sides and ends otherwise closed and serving both as a damper for controlling the draft and as a shield or lining for the iron, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 't

3. The combination,witl1 a hollow sad-iron having draft-openings in the sides, of a shell or lining having sides adapted to the inside of said iron and capable of a limited movement therein, said shell or lining being formed with apertures corresponding and arranged to register with theopenings in said iron and provided with projections on the inside adjacent to said apertures, substantially as and for the purposesset forth. j

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my'y own I affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses. i

, HEINRICH KOEPP.

fitnessesz CHAs. L. Goss, AUGUST OsTuR. 

